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Spare vs. Spare...of | "rank card" v. "repord card"
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Nothing gets by you? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 21:31 pm   Nothing gets by you?
 

Came across this: Nothing gets by, does it? Who can tell me what that means? And I say thank you in advance to whoever answers my question!
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Nothing gets by you? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 22:12 pm   Nothing gets by you?
 

Hi,

This suggests to me: nothing escapes your notice. You always know what's going on. No-one can trick or deceive you.

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